Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-14
WINTER SPORTS.

The New maven Observation-Disclosures
Parties Here and EIseyhere-Coast-
ing SceRes-A BreakdOwn-Slx Hun.
dred Dollars In Diamonds Lost I'm the
Snow-FOund Again.
Hundreds enjoyed tobogganning at the
New Haven clubs slide yesterday afternoon
and evening. The sport was splendid and
last evening throngs of spectators were out
on the avenue and on Highland street view
ing the lively scenes.
Coasting on Grant street, West Stratford,
is all the rage for scores of men and women,
youths and maidens in that favored locality.
There was large and merry crowd present
Wednesday evening and at one time there
were not less than $50 persons engaged in
the exhilarating sport
A merry party with double ripper en-
joyed themselves on Old Mill hill, Bridge
port, Wednesday night.
The biggest attendance of the season gath
cred at the Barnum toboggan slide, Bridge
port, last night and tobogged to it's hearts
content. Those dainty toboggan hoods were
sprinkled plentifully in the crowd and many
of the ladies looked bewitching in full to-
boggan dress.
One of the young gentlemen who was in
the sleigh tip-up on the road to Milford
catastrophe in a large pumpkin pie. The
party had an abundance of provisions which
they were taking along to their destination.
A large party went to Wallingford last
night in one of Peck & Bishops big
sleighs. Another went to Branford the
night before.
A private coasting party in Bridgeport
started Wednesday evening from the resi-
dence of Mr. Julian II. Sterling on Washing
ton avenue about o'clock for West STRAIT
ford. The coach horses of DR.. I. Dover
Warner were attached to the big double
ripper pegasus" and the coachman seated
in front drove the party over the hills and
far away for Hospital hill. The coasting
was excellent. The run started from in
front of the hospital and went down and on
Pembroke Lake and across to the opposite
shore. Some half dozen fippers sped down
in fine style until nearly midnight After
enjoying the sport for while Pegasus"
came to grief. The Farmer says: Besides the
party from Bridgeport number of extra heavy
weights, including Mr.. John c. Curtis, were
invited to help make up the load. "Away
she goesl" was shouted. and down she went,
but in bounding into the last ;'thankee
man, between land and water the sled
snapped amidships. DR.. Warmers coaehman,
who had been riding down on the tail board,
went skyward and when he came down,
"Bedad, she was gone" A wild shrek
accompanied the swapping sound and when
the S1eO stopped IL WAS IOuuu bnaG MISS
Minnie J. Ludeling had caught her hand
in the iron handle running along the side
of the sled. DIR. Price gallantly assist
ed in extricating her hand and beyond
little pinching of her finger no harm was
done and nothing thought of it. The break
down was attributed to the extra weight of
John G. Curtis. To night the sled will be
double trussed, especially to hold him. The
party was then invited by DIR. and Mrs
George F. Lewis into their pleasant parlors
at the Hospital building. 1t was then when
coming into the light that Miss Ludeling
discovered that both stones of two solitaire
rings had been wrenched from their settings
and were lost. The diamonds were worth over
5000. Their discovery seemed almost 1mprob-
able out in the snow, but Miss Minnie Lock
wood volunteered to huat for ITEM. DR.. Price
procured a lantern, and accompanied by one
or two others, the search began. Miss
Ludeling, in the meantime, entertained the
party with number of finely executed per-
Torrance upon the banjo 1t was not long
before Miss Lockwood and Mr.. Smith rush
ed in, each with a big diamond in their
hands. Strange as it may seem, both stones
were found in the snow, short distance
from the hospital Liss Ludeling had
drawn her glove off while walking up the
hill, and the diamonds had fallen out The
finders were suitably rewarded, and the par
ty then entered the dining room, where a
substantial supper was enjoyed.
A sleighing party that recently came to
New Haven from Ansonia had hard time
of it and came near freezing. Some of
the ladies were not dressed sufficiently warm
ON the return trip, and to keep them from
suffering the gentlemen of the party took off
their overcoats and wrapped them around
the ladies, and then of course had to exer-
else good deal to keep from freezing them
selves